Pencil



R. C. MOORE.

PENCH.. APPLICATlG-N FILED MAY 26, |917- RENEWED APR. 26,1920. fo

Patented Nom 23s, NZ.

UNITED STA-Tes PATENT OFFICE.'A U

f .ROBERT C. MOORE, 0F NEW' YORK, N. Y.

PENCIL.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT C. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan,

' county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Pencil, of which the following is a specication.

This invention Vrelates to pencils and, more particularly, to a pencil provided with a magazine adapted to contain writing paper which may be dispensed from time to time for the purpose of providing note paper to be written upon by the pencil which normally 'carries the same.

Devices of this general character for other purposes have been heretofore suggested but, in'practically every instance, the constructions have been impractical.

The object of the present invention is to provide a practical construction and one which.' will allow of the replenishing of the paper supply, from time to time, in a simple and eiiicient manner. and will, in use, be readily operable to dispense the paper 1n the quantities desired, means being pro- 'vided to allow of the neatly tearing of the paper free from the pencil in an expeditious manner.

Features of the invention, other than those speclfied, will be apparent from the following description, when read in conf junction with the accompanying drawings. .In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated different practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions Lshown therein are to be understood as illusfftrative, only,

and not Aas defining the limits of the invention.

f said elowed portion forming Figure l is an elevation of a pencil embodying the present invention, portions of pencilbeing shown in section in the interest of clearness. I Fig. 2 is an enlarged section in the plane of the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

ig. 3 is a side elevation of the'V preferred form of spool` employed.

YReferring to the drawings, A designates a [pencil adapted to be sharpened at one end, as at a, in the usual manner and provided, at the other end, with a cored-out or holan elongated, cy- 'lindrical chamber B; The open end of Closed by a cy- 'Specication of Letters Patent. Patented 1Y0-1.23 1920. Application led May 26, 191-7, Serial No. 171,078. Renewed April 26, 1920. Serial No. 376,831.

, the pencil.

Within the Chamber B is adapted to be posltloned la spool D, about which is coiled a web of paper E. Spool D may partake The plug F is propor' of various forms but is shown vin detail in F ig. 3 as embodying a cylindrical core slotted as at d and provided at both ends with iianges d', If desired, lspool D ymay have iianges at one end only, although it is not lessential that al iange be provided at either end.

The inner end of the plug F is provided with a polygonal opening I and the, co-

operating end of the spool D is formed with a correspondingly-shaped projection H so that when the spool is in the chamber B the insertion of the plug F -into the open end of .said chamber automatically causes the aperture I to embrace the projection and form, in effect, a clutch, whereby the rotation of plug to the spool D. The wall of the chamber B is provided with a slot C extending 1ongitudinally of the pencil and substantially equal in length to the width of the paper roll upon the spool, and through this slot the paper on the spool is adapted to be passed. In order that this operation may be carried out, the inner end of the paper E is passed through the slit al in the spoolmedium of the plug F, will cause the paper' E to be thrust through the slot C to' the exterior ofthe pencil where it may be grasped by the operator, after having been projected to the desired extent, and torn off against the cutting edges lc formed at the longitudi-V nal edges of the slot C.

When all the vpaper on the spool D has been used in the manner described, the plug F will be transmitted` eers, since it provides,

F is withdrawn and the spool D removed from the chamber B and a new charge of paper positioned upon said spool.

It will be manifest from the foregoing description that the device of this invention is extremely simple in construction, cheap tomanufacture and will operate with great efficiency. The arrangement is compact and a comparatively large amount of paper may be housed, at one time, within the pencil. The paper is positively forced -through the slot C by the rotation of the plug F,the operator grasping said plug between the thumb and foreiinger during the manipulation thereof.

In the foregoing description the invention has been set forth as contemplating the formation of the chamber B directly within the ywooden pencil though, if desired, l may form this chamber within a metallic cap adapted to be slipped over the end of any pencil after the manner .of the old and well known form of metallic eraser carrier. Moreover, the present invention lmay be adapted to fountain pens as will be readily understood, Vbeing incorporated therein either at the upper end of the ink containing chamber or within the cap of the pen.

The present invention has a wide range of utility but it is particularly adapted for army use, it being very convenient for oiliin a unitary strucmeans for producing written orders on ture,

and noting the eld, making small maps, other data of importance.

Having thus fully described the 'invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: y

ln a device of the class described, anordinary lead pencil chambered, at one end to form a cylindrical chamber, a spool provided with anges of substantially the same diameter as the interior of the chamber loosely mounted for rotation in said chamber, a ro-ll of paper wound upon said spool with the inner end of the paper held in a slot in the spool to preclude the turning of the paper roll on the spool, a slot in the side wall of the chamber'through which the paper may be fed, a straight edged knife cooperating with said slot for severing the paper fed therethrough, a plug frictionally fitted into the top of the cylindrical chamber for closing the same, and intertting means formed on the plug and spool for locking them together, whereby manual rotation of the plug causes the paper to be fed through the slot and into exposed position wherein it may -be torn' ofi' through the coperation thereof with the knife of the slot.

lntestimony whereof l have signed my name lto this specification.

ROBERT C. MOOREa 

